Interop Preview: An Interview With Jonathan Feldman

When you're running a city, data is critical. When that city is known for its creative population, data is interesting, too.

In this Interop Preview episode of E2 Radio, we'll be talking with Jonathan Feldman, CIO of the City of Ashville, NC. He'll be sharing his knowledge on what it takes to be a great CIO -- and what it takes to get the job to begin with.

Jonathan Feldman is CIO for a rapidly growing North Carolina city recognized nationally and internationally for improving services to citizens and reducing expense through IT innovation. His previous work in the private sector includes providing infrastructure and security services to government, military, law enforcement, and financial services organizations. You can follow him at @_jfeldman on Twitter.

Jonathan will be speaking in the Startup Hot Seat and So You Want To Be a CIO? at Interop 2014 in Las Vegas. Join us as Jonathan shares his expertise with the E2 Radio audience -- you'll be glad you made time to tune in!

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